Compliance July 14, 2016 Malicious Actors Are Conducting Targeted Healthcare Industry Attacks Random ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations are a cause for concern, although the recent spate of targeted healthcare industry attacks are even more worrying. Malicious ... Read more
Insights July 13, 2016 Secure Texting for Physicians A Solution to a Major Security Issue Secure texting for physicians is a solution to a major security issue potentially facing many healthcare organizations. Various ... Read more
Insights July 13, 2016 Secure Text Messaging for Healthcare How Mobile Usage Potentially Violates HIPAA Regulations Secure text messaging for healthcare has become an important compliance problem for healthcare organizations due to HIPAA regulations ... Read more
Insights July 13, 2016 Is Texting in Violation of HIPAA? Healthcare organizations that fail to prevent employees texting in violation of HIPAA expose themselves to the risk of civil action and substantial fines. Any breach ... Read more
Insights July 13, 2016 HIPAA Texting Policy Why You Should Have a HIPAA Texting Policy A HIPAA texting policy is just one of a number of policies that should be developed, implemented ... Read more
Security Breaches July 13, 2016 Ranscam Ransomware: If Infected its Already Too Late to Recover Files Ranscam ransomware may appear to be just like any other form of malicious file-encrypting software at first glance. Victims are informed that their files are ... Read more
Compliance July 13, 2016 11 Security Bulletins Released by Microsoft Microsoft has released a swathe of updates addressing vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, the .NET framework, and its Edge and IE Internet browsers. In total 10 ... Read more
Cyber Threats July 12, 2016 All in One SEO Pack Plug-in Vulnerability Fixed A serious All in One SEO Pack Plug-in vulnerability that could allow a malicious actor to gain access to the admin account on WordPress websites ... Read more
Compliance July 12, 2016 167 HIPAA Covered Entities Selected for a Compliance Audit The long awaited second phase of HIPAA compliance audits started earlier this year with the sending of emails to covered entities requesting contact information. From ... Read more
Compliance July 12, 2016 13,000 Patients Impacted by Ambulatory Surgery Center Ransomware Attack The recent Ambulatory Surgery Center ransomware attack has resulted in the protected health information of 13,000 patients being exposed, according to a recent article in ... Read more
Insights July 11, 2016 HIPAA Compliant Texting App An Important Communications Tool for Healthcare Organizations A HIPAA compliant texting app is an important communications tool for healthcare organizations and other covered entities. Apps ... Read more
Security Breaches July 11, 2016 OCR Releases Ransomware Guidance for HIPAA Covered Entities The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released new guidance for covered entities to help them protect their organizations ... Read more
Security Breaches July 10, 2016 GFI Software Survey Reveals 58% of UK Companies Suffered A Data Breach in the Past 2 Years A new survey conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of GFI Software and Infinigate UK has revealed 58% of UK companies have suffered a data ... Read more
Cyber Threats July 7, 2016 New Apple Computer Malware Discovered Because it is relatively rare for new Apple computer malware to be developed. Malware developers prefer to concentrate on malware to target Windows devices. It ... Read more
Security Breaches July 5, 2016 New Study Casts Light of Cyberattackers’ Use of Malware A new study conducted by LightCyber has cast some light on how many hackers are now using malware. Instead of relying on malware to exfiltrate ... Read more
Security Breaches July 5, 2016 Satana Ransomware: New Ransomware Threat Prevents OS from Loading Windows users face a new and particularly nasty threat: Satana ransomware. The latest ransomware variant prevents the operating system from booting in addition to encrypting ... Read more
Security Breaches July 4, 2016 New Ransomware Variant Prevents OS Boot A new ransomware strain has been discovered that not only encrypts user files, it prevents the device from booting. Satana ransomware encrypts the master boot ... Read more
Insights July 4, 2016 Web Content Filtering for Healthcare MSPs Web Content Filtering for Healthcare MSPs When managed service providers evaluate web content filtering for healthcare MSPs, there is plenty to take into account. Healthcare ... Read more
Insights July 4, 2016 Internet Access Control for Hospitals How to Control Access to the Internet in Hospitals Before explaining how to control access to the Internet in hospitals, it may be beneficial for ... Read more
Insights July 4, 2016 Web Filtering for Hospitals The Aims and Benefits of a Web Filter for Healthcare Organizations Web filtering for hospitals is a tool that can be used by healthcare organizations ... Read more
Compliance July 1, 2016 Hackers Use Conficker to Conduct Hospital IOT Attacks Hospital IOT attacks are not just theoretical. Hackers are actively targeting medical devices such as MRI machines, CT scanners, and other Internet-connected medical devices. The ... Read more
Trends & Reports June 30, 2016 Business Associate Agrees to $650,000 Settlement for HIPAA Failures The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced it has agreed to settle the case against Catholic Health Care ... Read more
Trends & Reports June 29, 2016 10 Million Healthcare Records Listed for Sale on Darknet The names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of more than 10 million patients have been listed for sale on a darknet marketplace ... Read more
Security Breaches June 29, 2016 Time Inc. Confirms Massive MySpace Data Breach According to a recent report from LeakedSource, the MySpace data breach that was recently announced by Time Inc., resulted in the theft of 427 million ... Read more
Trends & Reports June 29, 2016 Ponemon Institute Reports Increase in the Use of Enterprise File Encryption Software The use of enterprise file encryption software has increased significantly in the past 12 months according to a new study conducted by the Ponemon Institute. ... Read more
Trends & Reports June 27, 2016 655,000 Healthcare Records Listed for Sale on Underground Marketplace A hacker operating under the name TheDarkOverlord has placed three separate listings on the underground marketplace TheRealDeal. Three separate healthcare databases are being offered for ... Read more
Security Breaches June 25, 2016 Air-Gapped Computer Data Theft Possible by Hijacking Fans If no Internet connection exists surely hackers would be unable to remotely steal data? Apparently not. Air-gapped computer data theft is possible according to a ... Read more
Security Breaches June 22, 2016 Improved Threat Intelligence Sharing Required to Tackle Ransomware Threat A recent Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) pilot project indicates the sharing of threat intelligence by healthcare organizations is an important way of reducing cybersecurity ... Read more
Compliance June 20, 2016 HIPAA Minimum Necessary Standard Discussed at NCVHS Hearing Melissa Martin, the President of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) gave a testimony at a recent National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics’ ... Read more
Security Breaches June 19, 2016 Illinois Data Breach Notification Law Updated Bruce Rauner – the Governor of Illinois – has recently signed a number of amendments to Illinois data breach notification law. The changes are intended ... Read more